Bible Chapter for Today!

Mark 9King James Version

9 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.

² And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.

³ And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.

⁴ And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

⁵ And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

⁶ For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.

⁷ And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

⁸ And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.

⁹ And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.

¹⁰ And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.

¹¹ And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

¹² And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

¹³ But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.

¹⁴ And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.

¹⁵ And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.

¹⁶ And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?

¹⁷ And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;

¹⁸ And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.

¹⁹ He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.

²⁰ And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.

²¹ And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.

²² And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.

²³ Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

²⁴ And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

²⁵ When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

²⁶ And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.

²⁷ But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.

²⁸ And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?

²⁹ And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

³⁰ And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.

³¹ For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.

³² But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

³³ And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?

³⁴ But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.

³⁵ And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

³⁶ And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,

³⁷ Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

³⁸ And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.

³⁹ But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.

⁴⁰ For he that is not against us is on our part.

⁴¹ For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.

⁴² And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

⁴³ And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

⁴⁴ Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

⁴⁵ And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

⁴⁶ Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

⁴⁷ And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:

⁴⁸ Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

⁴⁹ For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

⁵⁰ Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

Bible Verses for Tonight!

Psalm 121King James Version

121 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

² My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

³ He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

⁴ Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵ The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.

⁶ The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

⁷ The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

⁸ The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

Words to Think About!

BIBLE VERSES ABOUT GRACE!

Grace!

2 Cor.12: ⁸ For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

⁹ And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.¹⁰ Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

Romans 5:¹⁵ But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.¹⁷ For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) ²⁰ Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

Eph. 1:⁶ To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. Acts 20:²⁴ But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. ³¹ Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.³² And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

Election—– Romans 11:⁵ Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

Call of God—–Galatians 1:¹⁵ But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,

Justification——Romans 3:²⁴ Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:²⁵ Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; Faith—–Acts 18:²⁷ And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

Forgiveness——Eph.1:⁵ Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

⁶ To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

⁷ In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Salvation——Acts 15:¹¹ But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. Eph. 2:

⁵ Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

⁶ And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

⁷ That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

⁸ For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Consolation and hope——2 Thessalonians 2:¹⁶ Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

Romans 4:⁴ Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 11:⁶ And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. Galatians 5:⁴ Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

JUST THINKING!

The day was dark,

the day was grey,

and it rained hard the other day.

The night was cold,

the night was clear,

and the snow became ice,

making the four wheeling nice.

The snow was hard,

hard as can be,

so I got out in the woods,

God’s created beauty to see.

I drove slow,

slow to my favorite place,

the place  I long to go,

to where the red pine trees grow.

It was quiet,

it was still,

as two crows flew over the hill.

I looked all around,

and what did hear,

and what did I see,

God showing His creation,

His beautiful creation to me.

THE OLD TRAIL!

The day was dark,

the day was grey,

and it rained hard the other day.

The night was cold,

the night was clear,

and the snow became ice,

making the four wheeling nice.

The snow was hard,

hard as can be,

so I got out in the woods,

God’s created beauty to see.

I drove slow,

slow to my favorite place,

the place  I long to go,

to where the red pine trees grow.

It was quiet,

it was still,

as two crows flew over the hill.

I looked all around,

and what did hear,

and what did I see,

God showing His creation,

His beautiful creation to me.

PSALM FOR TODAY!

Psalm 32King James Version

32 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

³ When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

⁴ For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

⁵ I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

⁶ For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

⁷ Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

⁸ I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

⁹ Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

¹⁰ Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

¹¹ Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

GRACE [5]

Take our bibles and let’s look at a final few verses telling us more about grace.

First turn to Acts 4:³³ And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. 2 Cor.8:1 [K.J.V] Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; 2 Cor.9:8,14. ⁸ And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work. 14 And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you. [ Saints abounded in gifts of grace.]

*SAINTS SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED IN GRACE—-Hebrews 13:⁹ Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

*SAINTS SHOULD BE STRONG IN GRACE—-2 Timothy 2:Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

*SAINTS SHOULD BE GROWING WITH GRACE. 2 Peter 3:¹⁸ But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

*SAINTS SHOULD SPEAK WITH GRACE—–Eph.4:²⁹ Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Colossi ans 4:⁶ Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

*GRACE ESPECIALLY GIVEN TO MINISTERS—- Romans 12:3; 15:15; 1 Cor.3:10; Gal.2:9; Eph.3:7. Romans 15:¹⁵ Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,

*GRACE TO BE HUMBLE!—-Proverbs 3:³⁴ Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. James 4:⁶ But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

GRACE TO THOSE WALKING UPRIGHTLY——-Psalm 84:¹¹ For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly

PRAY FOR GRACE!

a/ For ourselves—–Hebrews 4:¹⁶ Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. b/For others—2 Cor.13:14; Eph. 6:²⁴ Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. Finally Acts 11:²³ Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord. 3 John 1: ³ For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.⁴ I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

We all need God’s grace in order to walk in truth as we travel this highway of life! This concludes this brief study of grace.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSH!

There is a place,about a mile away,where I would go,and spend hours every day.

I got on the old bike,an old four wheeler,on  it I would go,

to my quiet place,where the red pine grow.

Some days I would see,a doe in the grove,if slowly I drove.

At the right time,late in the day;I would stop,and watch the beaver play.

Most of the time,their play for me,was work to them,and while they swam;

they quickly repaired the dam; while In the branches of the pine,

the  blue jays cried,and the squirrels played,with the gentle breeze,

the red pine trees swayed.It became my favourite quiet place to go,

to meditate on God’s word,to keep my outlook on life,going straight as a sword.

~Winston Staples